Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers

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2020 Workforce

69.3k

Average Age

37.8

Average Salary

$60,557

Average Male Salary

$60,818

Average Female Salary

$51,730

About

Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are most often employed by the Support activities for mining industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers was $60,557 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers by wage are Lodging managers, Control & valve installers & repairers, and Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators.

Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are Midland CountyMidland City PUMA, TX, Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY, and Ector CountyOdessa City PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY, Far Southeast New Mexico PUMA, NM, and Concho Valley COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (East) PUMA, TX.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Support activities for mining is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, by average wage, is Pipeline transportation. Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are paid most in Forrest, Lamar, Marion & Perry CountiesHattiesburg City PUMA, MS but are relatively concentrated in Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY.

Yearly Wage

$60,557

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,701

In 2020, Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers earned an average of $60,557, $4,603 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Lodging managers make somewhat more than Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers while Control & valve installers & repairers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.343

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.343, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, by number of employees, are Support activities for mining, Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying, Coal mining, Oil & gas extraction, Metal ore mining, Construction, U. S. Air Force, Landscaping services, Natural gas distribution, Pipeline transportation, and Building material & supplies dealers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, by average wage, are Pipeline transportation, Natural gas distribution, and Oil & gas extraction.

Industries by Share

69.3k

2020 Workforce

± 6,461

−6.55%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 13.9%

The number of people employed as Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers has been declining at a rate of −6.55%, from 74,147 people in 2019 to 69,290 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers employed by various industries. Support activities for mining employs the largest share of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers at 63.9%, followed by Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying with 10.9% and Coal mining with 9.73%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers in the US. The average age of male Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers in the workforce is 37.7 and of female Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers is 41.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

67.3k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,368

1.99k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,095

97.1% of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

63.3% of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 19.7% of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers.

Age by Sex

37.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.17

41.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 6.47

The median age of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers is 37.8, and Male employees are generally 3.7 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers is Business but a relatively high number of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers hold a major in Physical Sciences.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring and Operation and Control. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Equipment Selection.